Suspected kidnapper arrested, search continues for another

By Carol Christian |
December 1, 2012

Authorities remained on the look-out Saturday for a suspected kidnapper near the Hardy Toll Road and FM 1960, following an early-morning home invasion.

Lt. Wayne Schultz of Harris County Precinct 4 said one man who was allegedly involved in the home invasion was arrested about 11:30 a.m. in Union Pacific's Hardy Railroad Yard, after a six-hour search.

"He was discovered with a large amount of cash in his pockets but no weapons on him," Schultz said. The arrested man, who sustained a minor injury to his right arm from fighting with the police dog, was being questioned by investigators with the Harris County Sheriff's Office Safe Home Task Force, Schultz said.

As many as four other armed men may have been involved in the home invasion and abduction about 5 a.m. in the 6900 block of Foxbrook in Humble, Schultz said.

The abductors took one man from the home in his own vehicle but released him a short time later. He drove back home unharmed, Schultz said.

Meanwhile, the would-be kidnappers, pursued by Humble police officers and Precinct 4 deputies, continued fleeing in a separate vehicle. They abandoned their car about 5:30 a.m. on Inverness Forest Drive at FM 1960, Schultz said.

"When they bailed out, they put the car in reverse and launched it toward an officer's car," Schultz said. "He took cover and wasn't able to see how many bailed out."